The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, December 30, 2150
Waxing Gibbous
84.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 PM
3:52 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.9%
- Age
- 11.7 days
- Distance
- 367,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2820
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Dec 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 134.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 45.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 41.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 15.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.17° / -2.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.83° / 4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.43° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.